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Following the 1996 breakup of Chicago ska-punk legends Slapstick, Brendan Kelly (bass, vocals) and Dan Hanaway (trumpet, guitar, vocals) met up with ex-Tricky Dick guitarist Chris McCaughan (guitar, vocals) and Rob DePaola (drums) to create the Broadways. Using the motivation of politically billed lyrics more than a history of pop-punk, …

Also without considering themselves such, the Falcon remain something of the Chicago punk rock and roll supergroup, caused by the union of vocalist/guitarist Brendan Kelly (the Lawrence Hands, Slapstick, the Broadways), bassist Dan Andriano (Alkaline Trio, Slapstick, Wednesday), drummer Neil Hennessy (the Lawrence Hands, Colossal), and guitarist Todd Mohney (Rise …

The Lawrence Hands met up in 1999 following the departure of Chicago pop-punkers the Broadways, Slapstick, Baxter, and Tricky Dick. The cooperation of Brendan Kelly (vocals/bass), Neil Hennessy (drums), and Chris McCaughan (electric guitar/vocals) created music within the same vein of the previous rings: smart — frequently politically motivated — …

Rowdy ska-punk outfit Slapstick were able to not merely inspire a legion of kids to start out their own rings within the middle-’90s, but their popularity and influence on the 3rd wave ska revival was felt long following the band’s simple three-year existence was more than. Slapstick produced in 1993 …